ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 8, 24 June 1898, Page 18

ST. VINCENT D E PAUL SOCIETY, DUNEDIN.

ANNUAL COKCER T,

The great asM nibble, which crowded out the City Hall on Friday night, when the annual concert in aid of the St. Vincent de Paul Society was «i\cn, must have indeed gladdened the hearts ot the members of that deserving institution. The St. Vincent de Paul Society has long been in our midst, and although the extent of the funds at its dispo-al has ( >\er lie-n limited, it has succeeded in doman immense amount ot charitable work in the city, in a quiet and unostentatious though enei-etie and ze ilous manner. It may be added that the payment of the small and almost insignificant sum of sixpence per month entitles to membership, and as the objects of the Society should appeal to every Catholic heart, we hope to hear of a large augmentation in the ranks of its supporters. Anyone delirious of becoming a member can do s 0 by communicating with the editor of the Ta islet. °

His Lordship the Bishop of Duncdiu was pa-sent at the entertainment, and, at the interval in the proceeding, on beh.ilf of the members of the Society, he took occasion to express hi* thanks for the generous patronage which had been bestowed upon the entertainment that evening, and also to those performers who had so willingly contri Dated to make the co-icert Mich a success «'Jh,. concert,' he said, 'had been a very tnjoj able one .ill would' admit (applause). Every item lvid deserved the coidial demonstrations of approval that it Jiad evoked. Judging by the well-hlled lvnclu s the receipts of the conceit would -Ld-h n the hearts of Un> .-ootl ladies of the Society of St. Vincent <!■> Paul. These I. idles dr" T \e the warmest encoiiragenu Jit. Tiny weir domi; anoblewoik and they had been doing a noble wo.k during the past years They had assisted a very large number of families, they had sa\ed many a poor helpless creature iroin destruction, and had sent many orphans to happy homes (appl .use). The members of tlm Society were actuated by the true spirit of s e lf-saenhce . their nanus were not known to the public, and they had not nought applause in any way for the work which tli.-y had done, but, the thanks of not „,,'ly th e Catholics but of the whole of tin- eit i/, iis oi Dnnedin v.-iv din- to them. He was ver^ mndi plrastd at the thought that th.- co-ieerr would be the means of piaun- at Llie disposal oi these ladies miJi a large sum of money to cuntinnc their -r< at work ' The programme drawn up tor the occasion <-o-i pos<>d v , h o j, v selection of musical items, which wero rendered by some ol oui leading musicians. That the perfoimers succeeded m afVordni" pleasure to all present, was mo-t manliest, for the appluiiMwhich so freely interspersed the entertainment was ot the most cordial character. Miss Mary Morrison, who has lonoccupied a warm place in the affections of Dunedin concert-goers, was tendered a hearty welcome, and her numbers— 'The gift' (Behrend), and ' Veneria '— were reeeiv.d with many demonstrations of approval. Miss Rose lilaney's numbers were ' She wandered down the mountaiu side' (Clay) and ■ Slumber son" ' (White). The favourite vantatnrc met with great (success in bufh

but Clay s beautiful composition was hO much appr. eiated that an encore was insisted upon, and in u <po m; ti.e ever del.yhtfu K.llarney was sun- M:,s i iHoy u...,,,0r. a highly promi-m--young v.cahst, created a tlMincily (asuurable impnssion by an artistic interpretation ot > It was a u.em, ' and ■ The Kerry d.v.cc ' and in response to an emphatic recall for the toimer, sang • Lovelide Ihe component of an encore was als 0 most de-ir%eily avvarded Miss ivityßlaneyf.u- her tuneful singing of 'Call n^ li.ice (Denza), and as an added number th. young kidy sa,,- with charmm- archness "Two is company.' The popular bantone^l, J i>'wl' m ° p- VU -I 11"I 11 " c ; ust ' rr ' mir^ C(mllil1 wolcoi.e and san<> • Tne" ef ct el " IT \ V\ l) '• IMB Vlll ' lfre ''^^'^'h' ««Ui excellent cileet. His effort m each instance cv ok, d enthusiastic applause and v'Ztid^nd"< i'-T'? IHUm th ° ldst Vl m ' Ot th(J Olld Winter' wa* up, atcd an, J ray for me was s Un - :i s an addition .1 number Mr I . Carol.n also met with much sue, Oss ln .m y Q lu , en .' w liH . h 011 - ( ,; t ,. (i ' on } ?t\l t ? t v ( l aVl>laa V l>la , U r- Mr - J W '' 0(ls Wils h^ d to line efh-Uin 'iheuladiator.' while Mr X !>,,,., sin -,n-- of 'A M v morning is deservin- of the warmest encomiums." M r J i) 0 . 1k .r was evidertly a favourite witli the audience, ami his humorous conWh T'° V i qUl t e . Z ocii T US eißul>s - A number of Christian Biothers pumls went through a son X and chorus, and their singing wa, quite a it-ature of the entertainment. That it elicited unmistakable demonstrations ot approval was not at all surprising as the performance not only reflected credit on the pupils themselves but on their devoted teachers who had trained them. Misses H and N Hall gave an exhibition of their undoubted skill as pianistes in the duet Gui laume lell, while an instrumental trio, in which Misses M. Blaney.JCx. htokea and K. Moloney took part, was also an acceptable item, bpeoial credit is due to Miss Moloney for the manner in which she acted in the capacity of accompanist, while Mr. Albert Vallis the cathedral organise, who acted as musical director, should also be singled out for special praise.